Where does “-gon” come from?

-gon (English) comes from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

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Definitions

  1. Forms the names of plane figures containing a...

Ancestry of “-gon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
2Ancient Greekγόνυknee
3Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “-gon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →